King Ocean's Flute

Piero the shepherd boy is teased by the other children for the tuneless sounds he makes on his old wooden flute. Only when he learns to listen to the music of the birds and the sea can he make music himself. Then one day, the waves surge around the village and he is swept off into a magical world of dolphins, mermaids and seals to meet King Ocean himself.Peter Malone's stunning illustrations move from an Italian landscape with its birds and animals to a fantastical underwater world, and enhance a lyrical story.